1951-1958
Ground Forces | Proposal |
Turai
Rishon* Private First Class |
Rav-Turai Corporal |
Samal
Sergeant |
Samal
Rishon Staff Sergeant |
||
|
|||||
Rav-Samal
Sergeant Major (1951-1955) |
Rav-Samal
Rishon Sergeant Master (1951-1955) |
||||
Rav-Samal Miktzoi Sergeant Major-Specialist (since 1955) |
Rav-Samal
First (Unit) Sergeant Major (since 1955) |
Rav-Samal
Rishon Master Sergeant-Specialist (since 1955) |
Rav-Samal
Rishon First (Unit) Master Sergeant (since 1955) |
||
Segen Mishne Second Lieutenant |
Segen First Lieutenant |
Seren
Captain |
|||
Rav-Seren
Major |
Sgan
Aluf Lieutenant-Colonel |
Aluf Mishne Colonel |
|||
Aluf Brigadier General |
|
Rav-Aluf Major General |
*Turai (Private) has no insignia
At the end of 1950 beginning of 1951 there were some cardinal changes in the ranking system of the IDF. Special names of ranks for the Israeli Air Force and the Israeli Navy were abolished and their insignia were changed.
The rank of Segen Rishon was renamed to Segen. In stead of Segen, as the first officers' grade, appears Segen Mishne. In addition to that, there were some little changes in the shape of company grade officers' insignia. In 1955 the insignia of rank for unit (command) NCOs and professional (specialist) NCOs were separated.
illustration's source: uniforminsignia.net